Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children


The Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children was an honor presented to recording artists for quality children's music albums at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
The award for Best Musical Album for Children was first presented to producer Alan Menken and Tim Rice in 1994 for the soundtrack to the Disney film Aladdin.
The award was discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. Starting in 2012, this category merged with the Best Spoken Word Album for Children category to form the new Best Children's Album category. This merger meant essentially returning to the categorization set-up prior to 1994, when recordings for children was covered by the Grammy Award for Best Album for Children alone.

Recipients

YearPerforming artistWorkProducerNomineesRef.
1994Various artistsAlan Menken
Tim Rice
1995Various artistsMark MancinaJay Rifkin
Chris Thomas
Hans Zimmer
1996Barbara Bailey HutchisonJ. Aaron BrownDavid R. Lehman
1997George MassenburgLinda Ronstadt
1998John DenverRoger Nichols
Kris O'Connor
1999Various artistsJohn Boylan
  • Changing Channels - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
  • In My Hometown - Tom Chapin
  • John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Autumnsongs - John McCutcheon
  • ' - Tony Bennett
    • 2000Various artistsAndy Hill
  • A Bug's Life Sing-Along - Various Artists
  • Dreamosaurus - Dinorock
  • Ella Jenkins And A Union Of Friends Pulling Together - Ella Jenkins
  • John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Springsongs - John McCutcheon
  • Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse - Mannheim Steamroller
    • 2001Riders in the Sky—
  • More Songs from Pooh Corner - Kenny Loggins
  • Pillow Full Of Wishes - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
  • Still The Same Me - Sweet Honey in the Rock
  • This Pretty Planet - Tom Chapin
    • 2002Various artistsEd Mitchell
  • All Wound Up! A Family Music Party - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Brave Combo
  • Big Wide Grin - Keb' Mo'
  • InFINity - Trout Fishing in America
  • Little House Of Music Level 1 Package - Georgia S. Lucking
    • 2003Riders in the Sky—
  • Beethoven's Wig - Sing Along Symphonies - Richard Perlmutter
  • Big Songs For Little Kids - I Feel Like Praising - Various Artists
  • Pocket Full Of Stardust - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
  • Your Shoes, My Shoes - Tom Paxton
    • 2004Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer—
  • Baby's Broadway Lullabies - Ilene Graff
  • Making Good Noise - Tom Chapin
  • Philadelphia Chickens - various artists
  • When Bullfrogs Croak - Tom Paxton
    • 2005Various artistsCathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
  • Beethoven's Wig 2 - More Sing Along Symphonies - Beethoven's Wig
  • House Party - Dan Zanes and Friends
  • Merry Fishes To All - Trout Fishing In America
  • Sharing Cultures With Ella Jenkins - Ella Jenkins
    • 2006Various artistsDennis Scott
  • Be Bop Your Best! - Red Grammer
  • Green Gorilla, Monster & Me - Ralph's World
  • Scat Like That: A Musical Word Odyssey - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
  • Some Assembly Required - Tom Chapin
    • 2007Dan Zanes and Friends—
  • Baby Einstein Meet The Orchestra - Various Artists
  • Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing Along Symphonies - Beethoven's Wig
  • My Best Day - Trout Fishing In America
  • The Sunny Side of the Street - John Lithgow
    • 2008The MuppetsTed KryczkoEd Mitchel
    2009They Might Be GiantsPat DillettThey Might Be Giants
    • Beethoven's Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies - Beethoven's Wig
    • Big Round World - Trout Fishing In America
    • Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could - Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
    • The Shoe Bird - Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony
    2010Ziggy MarleyDon Was
    2011David BernzDaniel Einbender
    Travis Jeffrey
    • Here Comes Science - They Might Be Giants
    • Jungle Gym - Justin Roberts
    • Sunny Days - Battersby Duo
    • ''Weird Things Are Everywhere! - Judy Pancoast
    Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

    Producer are only indicated if they were presented a Grammy Award.